Wednesday, November 23, 2011

I am worried. I am worried that some of the choices of the projects we picked might not be small enough.....I just want everyone to know that you do not have to do any of the projects that we chose; of course, that goes without saying, but I just wanted to say that anyway.

You know what might be a cool idea??? While there will be the "official" small project each month, we should also post pictures of other smalls you are working on or want to work on! That way we will have tons of ideas and eye candy. How does that sound??

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

You know that feeling you get when you have just put in that very last stitch on your piece? You have been working for weeks, months or in some cases, years on it and now you have just completed it. Come on now.....You know the feeling.....I've heard that some people even do a little happy dancing!
That feeling is only one reason that I'm joining up here to work on some smalls. I'm very excited about getting started. This coming year will be the year that I'll be doing that happy dance very often. I'm looking forward to watching the progress on several smaller pieces.
Get your needles and hoops ready ladies and come join the fun.

Monday, November 21, 2011

I am setting up the blog so that if you like, you can add pictures or blog entries when the spirit moves you. To do that I need your email address so that I can send an invitation. I have not done this before so I am rusty on the particulars, but it looks like I add you and you can access the inner workings of this blog. I also have it set so that anyone can comment on any of the posts even if they are not a "member" of the blog. If you see anything wrong with my thoughts or methods, please let me know. Thanks!!!!!!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Just wanted to clarify.....there is no obligation to stitch all of the small projects....only the ones that call to you! There may be a month where you do not care for the choice and there is no reason to stitch something you don't love!

This is not an automatic that you will be signing up for. If you like a project and you would like to buy the supplies from Inspired Needle that is fine! The entire kit or just the chart or just the threads or just the fabric will be available at Inspired Needle. You can order anything anytime that you need something. You might have the project already in your stash and then, bonus!, you can stitch something from your stash. This is a no stress type of event. Just stitch what you love and love what you stitch!!!

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Why Smalls?

Like me, I am sure that you have two tons of samplers to stitch. Sometimes it can be overwhelming to have so many big projects to work on.

I was daydreaming about having a basket of pin cushions and ornaments one day. Then, being the nerd that I am, I declared that 2012 would be the Year of Smalls!

Then I took it a step further. Wouldn't it be fun to get us all whipped up into a frenzy of smalls???

So, here is the scoop, every month on the 15th I will announce a new small that we can all ooh and ahh over and stitch together!!!

I conspired with my LNS owner, Cathy, of Inspired Needle and she has kindly agreed to have the charts available at her store and she is even going to kit them up!! So, you can either order just the chart or the whole kit and kaboodle from Inspired Needle in Lemont, Illinois.

Needless to say I am just thrilled and I hope that the year of smalls will catch on and become just as exciting for you too!